Christianity and abortion

Christianity and abortion have a long and complex history. Condemnation of abortion by Christians goes back to the 1st century with texts such as the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, and the Apocalypse of Peter. In later years some Christian writers argued that abortion was acceptable under certain circumstances, such as when necessary to save the life of the mother, but these views did not become accepted teachings until some denominations changed their views in the 20th century. The Bible itself does not contain direct references to abortion.

Today, Christian denominations hold widely variant stances: Most mainline Protestant denominations support abortion legalization, while Catholicism, Evangelicalism and Eastern Orthodoxy condemn abortion under almost all circumstances.

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